Since the outbreak started Chinese people in the UK have told LBC News their fears over a rise in discrimination and instances of hate crime amid the spread of COVID-19.

In a series of shocking incidents seen by LBC News, one woman posted on Facebook that she had been spat on over coronavirus, two teenage girls were filmed apparently shielding their noses and mouths as they walked past Chinese people in an arcade, and a Chinese bus passenger told how someone covered their mouth as they sat down beside her.